A veteran lost his legs trying to save his two daughters from a motorized snowplow.
It was a harrowing act of valor.
The tragedy occurred Dec. 15, 2022, while Dave Miln and wife Clare — who lived in San Diego at the time — were taking their young daughters Ilsa, 3, and Anna, 1, to ski lessons at Mammoth Mountain in Northern California,However, their family vacation turned catastrophic after they were struck by a motorized snowplow. Thinking quickly, the Australian Defense Force veteran threw his body over his children in an attempt to prevent them from being sucked up into the machine.
Dave Miln was able to shield his younger daughter, Anna, from harm while his eldest, Ilsa, was swallowed up by the runaway blower.Ilsa Miln suffered breaks in both of her legs and her pelvis, along with other injuries, and underwent three procedures.Due to the horrific accident, Dave had to undergo a double amputation, “one above the knee of the left” and the other “below the knee on the right,” according topage.
Meanwhile, Ilsa suffered breaks in both of her legs and her pelvis, along with other injuries, and underwent three procedures. Doctors predict that she will make a full physical recovery.
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